DRY CAN

Meanwhile

On the cover we see some sunflowers greeting us, but this CD surely doesn’t contain feelgood or Mediterranean music. No, instead it is music with influences of bands like Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots or Deftones. This French band, that needed seven years to come up with its second album, has two singers: Antoine Abunin and Anne Lupieri.

On Path the influence of Pearl Jam can be heard especially in the vocals, and that is also the case in Sort Of.Aside begins with a riff that is very similar to Won' t Get Fooled Again by The Who, but it soon becomes a catchy song.

On Dry Eyes, Ann Lupieri does the vocals. It is a nicely balanced track, with a beautiful guitar that (again) has some grunge influences. Not bad at all, because they still have their own sound. Someone Beautiful is a fragile track.

The vocals of Lupieri are a discovery to me and they form a nice contrast with Abunin's voice. Tease is a hell of a song, while Away is a wonderful ballad. On Part Time Job, Anna even sounds a bit like Guesh Patti!

Ann Lupieri’s voice opens many perspectives for the band, while Antoine’s voice is perfect for the heavier grunge numbers. If they dare to leave the typical grunge sound, we surely have a band that can come up with original fascinating songs. A band with lots of opportunities!